August 13, 2024
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Air Products to Build Europe’s Largest Blue Hydrogen Plant and Strengthens Long-Term Agreement

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Air Products today announced it will build, own and operate a state-of-the-art carbon capture and carbon dioxide (CO2) treatment facility at its existing hydrogen production plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The facility is expected to be on-stream in 2026, and the resulting “blue” hydrogen product to serve

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Ukraine expects ‘positive’ EU report on membership bid

Ukraine expects the European Union’s executive to deliver a “positive” appraisal of its membership bid this week, a senior government official in Kyiv has said, adding it had carried out the reforms required of it. The European Commission is expected in a report on Wednesday to recommend taking Ukraine one step closer to becoming a

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Alaska Airlines celebrates enhanced partnership with Condor Airlines 

Bilateral codeshare agreement provides a more seamless travel experience for guests  SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines is expanding our partnership with Condor Airlines – one of our global partners since March 2017 – with a bilateral codeshare agreement that enables Alaska and Condor to sell each other’s flights. Last week, Condor began marketing and selling more

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Ask the Strategist: Best Holiday Gifts 2023

73 items in this article 9 items on sale! Illustration: Pete Gamlen Just before Thanksgiving, we offered our gift-giving expertise to our newsletter subscribers. We asked them to tell us who they were having trouble shopping for, what that person was like, and how much they wanted to spend. Almost 300 people responded, asking for

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How to see the best Christmas light displays around the UK

Admission: from £22.50 (adult), £15 (ages 4–15), £69 (family) Dates: November 15-January 7 2024 Stay here: Consider the nearby Coach & Horses, where rooms start from £124 per night. Christmas at the Botanics, Edinburgh  Like Kew, Edinburgh’s historic botanical gardens also have a well-established Christmas light trail. This year, the 90-minute walk is illuminated by

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What makes a masterpiece? It depends who is selling…

There has been plenty of talk that the trade for pre-21st century art has now become a “masterpiece” market. The super-wealthy have become so rich that they only want to buy the best of the best by the biggest legacy names. Further down the price scale, if business for lesser works by long-established or long-dead

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John W. (Wally) Ludwiczak | News, Sports, Jobs

John W. (Wally) Ludwiczak John W. (Wally) Ludwiczak, 99, of Jamestown, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 3, 2023. A lifelong area resident, he was born September 7, 1924, in Jamestown, NY, a son of the late Joseph and Mary Pilat Ludwiczak. John was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army serving from March

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Stamps staffer shines in musical theater roles

When some people listen to music, they close their eyes and soak in the tune. John Luther experiences something more transformative, and that’s been the case since he was a child. “For most choreographers, if not all, we literally see music,” said Luther, career development coordinator with the Penny W. Stamps School of Art &

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Athens is crowded. Where else should you go?

This is an audio transcript of the FT Weekend podcast episode: ‘Athens is crowded. Where else should you go?’ Lilah Raptopoulos This is Life and Art from FT Weekend. I’m Lilah Raptopoulos. [MUSIC PLAYING] Today we’re going to Athens. I spent a lot of time in Greece. My father’s from there. And the last time

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The healing power of art for doctors and their patients

Medicine cannot cure all diseases, but one simple yet powerful tool – art – can help patients and doctors alike, writes Dr Mogeshni Govender. I just could not stop looking at the painting. It was large, placed in prime position behind the head of unit’s desk, such that you couldn’t not look at him, without looking

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